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First it was data centres that concerned voters and lawmakers — now they’re worrying about the models themselves

Ex-press secretary Iuliia Mendel has become one of the Ukrainian president’s most vocal opponents in the US

Amid a safety freakout, it wants to slow down AI development

UK's Boomers Cling to Jobs as Young People Get Locked Out

Governor Kazuo Ueda is facing competing pressures from Tokyo and Washington

Thousands of miles of new power lines are needed to deliver climate targets and energy security, but bills will rise in the short term and opponents are mobilising Britain is embarking on one of the largest overhauls of its electricity grid in generations – a megaproject in which five times more infrastructure will be built by 2030 than was constructed during the previous three decades. Tens of billions of pounds are being spent on new pylons, subsea cables and converter stations to connect a growing fleet of wind and solar farms and carry clean power to where it is needed. Continue reading...

Three little letters - bnb-side’s name is a play on the local b-side arts festival, but Silicon Valley colossus sees threat to global brand In one corner is bnb-side, a six-room bed and breakfast on the Isle of Portland – a tiny wedge of limestone tied by a narrow ribbon of shingle to the Dorset coast – that was created to help secure the future of the rock’s much-loved arts festival, b-side. On the other is Airbnb, the San Francisco-based booking colossus. The battle between them is over the three little letters they share. Continue reading...

Enslaved African people were seared with hot metal brands bearing the royal crown, according to research by historians who have documented the monarchy’s centuries-long involvement in Britain’s slave trade. The kings and queens most heavily involved were those who ruled after the monarchy was restored in 1660. The Register of British Slave Traders is the most comprehensive research project into the investors in the country's trafficking of enslaved African people. Its publication will further inform calls for the king to finally acknowledge the monarchy’s deep involvement in the trade. In response to the Guardian’s reporting of the new research relating to the monarchy, a spokesperson for King Charles said he was 'grateful to all those undertaking academic work in this area and thus contributing to the debate about how such issues might best be addressed'. The royal crown branded on enslaved Africans: Britain’s monarchy and the slave trade Continue reading...

It follows the Anthropic CEO's calls for a slowdown in AI development - but in a way that prevents China from pulling ahead in the race.

A safety net for people who have fallen out of the formal labour market is being dismantled

Register of British Slave Traders reveals how deeply the trafficking of Africans was embedded in the country’s politics, economy, institutions and culture Two obstacles have prevented us from appreciating the significance of the slave trade in British history. The first arose from the abolition campaign, which finally overcame opposition in parliament in 1807. The abolitionists promoted the idea that opposition to the slave trade flowed naturally from British values: justice, freedom and Christian benevolence. The success of this strategy obscured the role those same British values had played in supporting the trafficking. Today, Britain’s leaders place abolition in the pantheon of great and definitive national moments. The second obstacle has been the ingrained tendency of the British to offshore the causes and effects of African chattel slavery to the Americas. According to this view, slavery, and the racial thinking it engendered, was an American, not European concern. But Europeans transported the great majority of enslaved African people to the Americas and reaped huge advantages from doing so. These advantages reshaped European societies. Continue reading...

Three years of research has uncovered 13,000 people who invested in Britain’s trafficking of enslaved Africans The Register of British Slave Traders is the product of three years of research by a team of historians into all known investors in Britain’s near 250 years of trafficking enslaved African people, from the 16th to 19th centuries. It provides profiles and biographical details of thousands of people who financed the British slave trade, which violently trafficked approximately 3 million African men, women and children across the Atlantic. The Company of Royal Adventurers into Africa, founded in 1660; The Company of Royal Adventurers Trading to Africa, founded in 1663; The Royal African Company, founded 1672, which trafficked about 150,000 enslaved African people. Continue reading...

Nordic region’s biggest economy faces weeks of uncertainty and tricky government negotiations

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From Elizabeth I’s backing of early voyages to royal investment in trafficking companies, generations of monarchs were central to Britain’s slave trade Enslaved African people were seared with hot metal brands bearing the royal crown, according to research by historians who have documented the monarchy’s centuries-long involvement in Britain’s slave trade. The Register of British Slave Traders identifies thousands of people who invested in Britain’s trafficking of enslaved Africans, including kings and queens. Continue reading...

Chubu Electric’s decision marks setback in country’s pivot back to atomic power 15 years after Fukushima disaster

What should new students consider to keep your belongings safe and covered by insurance?

Ailing luxury developments on emirate’s man-made archipelago reflect strains on wider real estate sector

Alaska LNG and Polar LNG face a series of financing, logistical and legal hurdles to tap massive gasfields

Also in this newsletter: Russia oligarch sanctions hold-up

Criminals are switching from using vast fraud compounds with hundreds of workers to one or two people working on sophisticated models

Scammers are flooding platforms with tracks then deploying bots to rack up plays and royalty payments

The collectibles have gone from playground craze to serious investment

The president called efforts to slow the development of artificial intelligence a "sick conspiracy," claiming they only serve China. Market leaders have warned of the dangers of the pace of the technology's development.

Could artificial intelligence pose an existential threat to humanity? Some leading researchers are warning against an unregulated race toward AI superintelligence.

USA rallies to defeat France, win FIBA Women's World Cup gold medal: Highlights usatoday.com

Preis für Opec-Öl erneut gestiegen

ING’s Francesco Pesole says EUR/USD is trading close to its short-term fair value, while expectations for improving German ZEW data and the lingering impact of last week’s hawkish ECB hike offer some support to the Euro.

Iran is shifting trade toward northern ports and land routes as its southern shipping faces a US blockade. Analysts say the corridors can keep essential goods moving, but cannot replace maritime trade.

Breanna Stewart leads Team USA in World Cup gold-medal victory over France CT Insider

Dangote seeks $1.6 billion from investors to finance a $14.3 billion expansion and thus double the oil refinery's capacity. The offer could give millions of Nigerians a stake in the company. But who can truly afford it?

Clark and Boston Help Lead USA to Gold Medal at 2026 FIBA World Cup Indiana Fever

Breanna Stewart leads Team USA in World Cup gold-medal victory over France New Haven Register

Während darüber gestritten wird, wie gefährlich KI für die Menschheit ist, will die Stiftung von Microsoft-Mitgründer Bill Gates den Zugang dazu demokratisieren. Auch will er staatliche Regulierung.

Angesichts steigender Zinsen fordert Euro-Gruppen-Chef Pierrakakis die Regierungen zu Einsparungen und Reformen auf. Für Deutschland hat er eine spezielle Anregung aus seinem Heimatland.

Wie die Spinne im Netz ist Nvidia mit der Tech- und der Finanzbranche verwoben. Damit wächst das Risiko: Was, wenn nicht nur Banken systemrelevant sind, sondern auch ein Chiphersteller?

Trotz Inflation zeigen aktuelle Daten, dass die Vermögen in Deutschland gewachsen sind. Der Handelsblatt-Rechner zeigt Ihnen, wo Sie im Vergleich zur deutschen Bevölkerung stehen.

2028 soll die Kapitalrente starten. Das Handelsblatt hat für vier Altersgruppen mit verschiedenen Szenarien berechnet, wie viel Geld sich mit der Zusatzrente ansparen lässt.

Das Volumen notleidender Darlehen in den Bilanzen der größten deutschen Banken dürfte bis Ende 2027 auf mehr als 53 Milliarden Euro steigen. Eine Branche macht besonders Sorgen.

Patria Private Equity Trust kündigt dritte Zwischendividende von 4,6 Pence an

Citizens stuft Radiant Logistics Aktie hoch – Wachstumsaussichten überzeugen

Der nigerianische Unternehmer Aliko Dangote bietet Aktien im Wert von 1,8 Milliarden Dollar an. Es wäre der größte Börsengang in der Geschichte des Kontinents.

Economic Key Facts Germany kpmg.com

Die Preise für Immobilien in Ihrer Region sind höher als Ihr Budget? So finden Sie heraus, was Sie sich leisten können – und ob sich die Schmerzgrenze verschieben lässt.

Der Techunternehmer warf dem iPhone-Konzern unfairen Wettbewerb gegenüber anderen Chatbots wie seiner Software Grok vor. Jetzt hat Elon Musk die Klage zurückgenommen.

Trump's son and his wife confirmed reports that Umar Kremlev paid for parts of the festivities. Kremlev was awarded the "Order of Friendship" by Putin earlier this year.

German Banks Say Renewable Reform to Jeopardize Green Projects Bloomberg.com

Germany-led team unveils thicker battery electrodes that could raise energy density up to 15% Yahoo Tech

ADNOC, XRG and Masdar Deepen Germany Partnerships with Strategic Energy, Industry and Technology Agreements WebWire

Verschiedene Vorwürfe zum zweifelhaften Umgang mit Großspenden sind noch nicht ausgestanden, da erhält Reform UK erneut enorme Zuwendungen. Von zwei umstrittenen Krypto-Unternehmern gab es mehr als 80 Millionen Euro. Von L.-M. Röhling.